The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (revoked)

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in SI 2009/153 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 3275

Environmental Protection, England

The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (revoked)F1

Made

10th December 2009

Laid before Parliament

15th December 2009

Coming into force

12th January 2010

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Textual Amendments

F1EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009 (“the 2009 Regulations”) which implemented Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56) on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage as amended by Directive 2006/21/EC (OJ No L102, 11.4.2006, p. 15).

Regulation 3 corrects the application of the 2009 Regulations with respect to the sea adjoining England.

Regulation 4 amends paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Regulations, by adding references to regulations implementing Directive 92/43/EC (OJ No L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7 as last amended by Council Directive 2006/105/EC (OJ No L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 368) and Directive 79/409/EEC (OJ No L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1 as last amended by Council Directive 2008/102/EC, OJ No L323, 3.12.008, p. 31) in relation to marine areas where the United Kingdom exercises jurisdiction beyond its territorial sea.

A transposition note setting out how the 2009 Regulations, as amended by this instrument, transpose the provisions of Directive 2004/35/EC, is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.